Directed by:
Michelle DannerScreenplay:
Lisa Phillips ViscaCinematography:
Federico VerardiComposer:
Holly Amber ChurchCast:
Abigail Breslin, Matthew Daddario, Lainie Kazan, Perrey Reeves, Rob Estes, David DeLuise, Olivia Luccardi, Michelle Danner, Stimson Snead, Brian Drillinger, Alexandra Guarnieri, Darren WeissPlots(1)
In a quiet L.A. suburb, fiery matriarch Angelina Maria Russo diligently prepares tonight's feast of a dinner, with no help from her oaf-ish husband Vincenzo. Their charming 30-year-old son Nico is coming over tonight to introduce them to his new girlfriend Lily, who Angelina seems determined to despise. Wanting nothing more than for Nico to settle down with a nice Italian girl who goes to mass on Sundays, will give her beautiful grandchildren, and love her cooking - especially the meatballs - Lily is distinctly NOT Italian, an atheist, not sold on having kids anytime soon and doesn't eat meat. Needless to say, dinner doesn't end well, but that's just the beginning of the Russo's troubles. Shattering truths are soon revealed that threaten Vincenzo and Angelina's decades-long marriage and Nico and Lily's burgeoning relationship, and soon Angelina's contentious brother Sal, her eccentric mother Lucia, Nico's crazy ex-girlfriend Geena, and the next-door neighbors Min and Murray get roped into the chaos. Can the local priest, Father Joe, impart any wisdom on these poor souls to save their love for one another? Eh, God only knows. (Cinequest Festival)
(more)Cast
Abigail Breslin
USA
Best movies:
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Signs (2002)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Matthew Daddario
USA
Best movies:
Breathe In (2013)
Delivery Man (2013)
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
Lainie Kazan
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Big Hit (1998)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Perrey Reeves
USA
Best movies:
Smoke Signals (1998)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Old School (2003)
Rob Estes
USA
Best movies:
Hello Herman (2012)
The Edge of the Garden (2011) (TV movie)
Student Exchange (1987) (TV movie)
David DeLuise
USA
Best movies:
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Terror Tract (2000)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Olivia Luccardi
USA
Best movies:
After Everything (2018)
The Rewrite (2014)
It Follows (2014)
Michelle Danner
Best movies:
Brian Drillinger
USA
Best movies:
Hello Herman (2012)
How to Go Out On a Date In Queens (2006)
Alexandra Guarnieri
Best movies:
Hello Herman (2012)
How to Go Out On a Date In Queens (2006)